We were very pleased to read the article in the January 2008 edition of Brain Injuryon the use of PDA's as cognitive aids for individuals following traumatic brain injury. This is an intervention that we use regularly here at the Oliver Zangwill Centre in Ely, UK; therefore it is highly beneficial to have research evidence to support this. However, we would like to highlight that the NeuroPageservice mentioned in the paper, which we run, remains fully functional throughout the UK, therefore the statement that it is ‘no longer available commercially’ (p. 20) as written in this paper is incorrect. The NeuroPage™ service continues to be a successful clinical activity of the Centre. It is a cognitive prosthesis service that provides prompts and alerts for people with memory and planning difficulties for NHS and private clients throughout the UK (www.neuropage.nhs.uk). We are currently undertaking further work to enable clinicians to set up similar services in other countries. We would be most grateful if you would be able to notify your readers and the authors of this error. The most recent paper illustrating use of NeuroPagewas published in JINS[1], also in January.
Many thanks for your assistance with this matter.
Jacqui Cooper, Senior Occupational Therapist
& Andrew Bateman, Clinical Manager
The Oliver Zangwill Centre for Neuropsychological Rehabilitation,
Princess of Wales Hospital, Lynn Road, Ely, Cambridgeshire CB6 1DN, UK
Tel: (01353) 652165. Fax: (01353) 652164. Web:www.ozc.nhs.uk
Reference
- Fish J, Manly T, Wilson BA. Long-term compensatory treatment of organizational deficits in a patient with bilateral frontal lobe damage. Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society 2008; 14: 154–163